Author(s):
brichaut, albert (around 1901), photographer
other title: st lazare (concierge) (inscribed title (letter))
production date: between 1898 and 1912
type(s) of object(s): photography, graphic arts
name(s): photography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 22. 9cm
width: 17cm
dimensions - original assembly:
height: 26. 8cm
width: 20. 8cm
description:
print laminated on old mounting, mounted in 40 x 30 cm. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature of the performer - on the front, on the image at the bottom right, in the gelatin: "a. Brichaut". \ inscription in ink
inscription concerning the title - on the front, on the cardboard at the top center, handwritten in black ink: "st lazare (concierge)". \ inscription in ink
signature of the performer - on the front, in the image at the top right, in the gelatin: "brichaut" (hardly legible). Stamp - on the back, on the cardboard in the center, photographer's stamp in black ink: "albert brichaut / 126 rue lafayette, 126 / paris / home photography / day or night / interiors, groups, deaths, workshop, / enlargements, / reproductions / telephone". Inscription - on the reverse, on the cardboard at the bottom left, handwritten in pencil: "3683". Iconographic description:
saint-lazare prison, 107 rue du faubourg saint-denis, 10th arrondissement. The concierge stands in profile in front of a closed door. Behind him a woman sits facing. Historical commentary:
in 1898 the destruction of many prisons was decided. Saint-lazare escaped this first wave, but the question of its destruction was raised again in 1912. The municipal commission of old commissioned photographs of these buildings before their disappearance. The judicial part of saint-lazare was only finally destroyed between 1935 and 1940. Mode of acquisition: purchase
date of acquisition: 08–11–1897
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: ph15190. Date: between 1898 and 1912.
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